Hop Union Bees Knees

Bees Knees

 

Hop Union in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
6.30
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 8
Malts: Marris Otter, Caramalt, Honey

Hops: Brewers Gold, Jester, Citra

Tasting Notes: Brewed with Mexican Orange Blossom Honey. Boiled with Golding and Jester hops, Dry hopped with Citra. Orangey honey with a boost of tropical fruits. Not too sweet and bursting with flavour.
 

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16/05/2017. RAVEN, 7 Queen Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FREE HOUSE). Check-in dates from when Hop Union was known as Great Western Brewing
Tried on 04 Dec 2022 at 16:17

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Great Western The Bees Knees ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity malt, pale malt, light honey. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, honey sweet, sweet malt, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150811]
Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2015 at 05:15

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
11th August 2015
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Lightly hazy gold beer, tidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Dry pale malts. Tangy dried fruits, some citric peel. Trace of lemon. Light dry finish brings mild spice.
Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2015 at 12:42

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild toasted, light fruity. Bitter, light toasted. Dry, bitter and slight grassy. Bitter and dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2015 at 14:14

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask gravity at GBBF 2015. Gold lasting off white head. Likeable good if not great condition. Some honey but not too sweet. Good hop. Great condition. Very drinkable. I liked it. Decent honey.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2015 at 09:40

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6
golden amber .. soft musty toffee honey nos ... creamy malts ..soft toffee fruits ..sweet honey..
Tried on 25 Apr 2013 at 08:35

6/10
23/6/2012. Cask at the Cherry Tree Inn Beer Festival, Woodbridge.
Tried from Cask at Cherry Tree (Adnams) on 22 Jun 2012 at 23:00

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the brewery tap, the Rising Sun, Frampton Cotterell, S Gloucestershire. Amber coloured with a slight off-white head. Slightly subdued aroma of caramel with a hint of honey and floral hops. Flavour began sweet, before a more rounded honey flavour came through, giving way to a decent dry finish. More a bitter with a dash of honey in than an out and out honey beer, and none the worse for it.
Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2008 at 18:49